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Apple’s Update 1.0 Released, Addresses Hard Drive Issues

10:48AM Dan Nosowitz | Today, Apple released Performance Update 1.0 for Leopard and Snow Leopard, aiming to fix the intermittent hard drive problems reported by some users. We’d love to hear if it actually fixes those issues this time — let us know! [TheLoop]
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Purported Mac OS X Snow Leopard Retail Packaging Pics Surface

12:00AM Jack Loftus | MacRumors has received what appears to be the final retail packaging for Apple’s Mac OS X Snow Leopard. The packaging looks to be the Portuguese version, and if real would imply that the OS has officially entered into mass production. More »
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Guess What? It’s A New Snow Leopard Build

9:36AM Jason Chen | Build 10A402 of Snow Leopard just got pushed out to developers, and we’ll post what’s new in a second. Go ahead and download via Software Update now. [Thanks Chrisdazzo!] More »
Computers

The Great Apple Tablet Conspiracy Finally Engulfs Snow Leopard

8:30PM John Herrman | Someone at CNET has a theeeoooorrry! You see, Snow Leopard, Apple’s “under-the-hood” update to Mac OS X, actually has plenty of over-the-hood enhancements, most of which are suspiciously finger friendly. I think you can guess where this is going. More »
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Neat New Snow Leopard Tricks

12:00PM Brian Lam | I like all the little tricks surfacing in Snow Leopard, Apple’s next edition of OS X, from Macrumors, AppleInsider and Mac Life. Aside from the features we’ve already seen, here are some new favs: More »
Hardware

Apple’s $US30 Time Capsule Discount Could Point at 2TB Time Capsule?

3:27AM Jason Chen | Apple’s offering a $US30 discount to MobileMe users on both OS X Leopard and Time Capsule. This makes us think that a 2TB Time Capsule is coming soon. Here’s why. More »
Computers

MacBook Nano Looks Like It Came from Cupertino

3:15AM Jesus Diaz | I don’t know if these MacBook Nanos are a custom hack or if they come from some kind of shady outlet selling retrofitted MSI U100 laptops made to look like shiny–and fictional–Apple notebooks with Mac OS X installed. I do know one thing, though: I wouldn’t mind having one, specially seeing the contrast with the MacBook Pro 17. The look needs a little bit more polish, but the specs are good and we like both the black and white models. More »
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Giz Explains: What’s So Awesome About 64-Bit?

4:00AM Matt Buchanan | The phrase “64-bit” has been tossed around lately, the most it’s been since the Nintendo 64. If you haven’t heard it, pay attention. One of the most important steps forward in computer power is happening right under your nose, but most people don’t know thanks to the sneaky efforts of Microsoft and Apple. Though fully 64-bit operating systems are the OSes of tomorrow, you can taste some of that power today with 64-bit versions of Windows and OS X. Here’s why 64-bit computing is so awesome:
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Mac OS X 10.5.5 Available For Download Now

6:29AM Adrian Covert | Mac OS X 10.5.5 update just hit Software Update, and has a laundry list of fixes for not just the OS core (like improved Spotlight indexing), but apps like iCal and Mail, as well as the MobileMe and Time Machine services. TUAW got a heads-up from its readers, and shortly after, it popped up in our Software Update. Check out the update list below. [Apple via TUAW] More »
Computers

Psystar ‘Definitely Still Shipping’ Mac Clones

4:49AM Sean Fallon | Psystar simply doesn’t know when to quit. Despite being in the midst of a lawsuit with Apple, they continue to push their luck. Not only are they offering free Leopard restore disks to their customers, Psystar has also confirmed that the Mac clones are “definitely still shipping.” They had better hope that their fancy Palo Alto-based Carr & Ferrell lawyers can back up all of this machismo. [InformationWeek] More »